There is no question that Mary Alayne Long is a "Southerner" through and through. After hearing her read at an Emerald Coast Storytellers gathering, I knew I had to meet her. After all, true Southerners can spot each other a mile away. https://traffic.libsyn.com/southernamericana/Mary_Alayne.mp3 Born and raised in Heflin, Alabama, Mary Alayne married in her early [...]
Sugarcane Jane, comprised of Anthony Crawford and Savana Lee, recently opened for Dwight Yoakum and tour extensively across the Southeast. https://traffic.libsyn.com/b274fb41-ed89-47af-b3af-6f7726ca2830/Sugarcane_Jane.mp3 Based in Loxley, Alabama, the couple first met at a recording studio in Nashville. Anthony began playing and touring with Neil Young when he was only 24. He also made his Grand Ole Opry [...]
Musicians Tori Lund and Blake English met while performing and engineering music at Brentwood Preysbertian Church, near Los Angeles. Today, the musical duo, Few Miles South, lives in rural Georgia and performs throughout the southeast. They've opened for the Kentucky Headhunters, Nikki Lane, Junior Brown, Brent Cobb, and many others. https://traffic.libsyn.com/b274fb41-ed89-47af-b3af-6f7726ca2830/A_Few_Miles_South.mp3 Blake is an incredible musician, [...]
Grant Walden is the owner and Chief Audio Engineer of Heartell Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL. He cut his teeth learning from music's best-known sound masters and was recognized as one of Muscle Shoals' top recording engineers. He's also the creator and host of the Muscle Shoals Storytellers podcast. https://traffic.libsyn.com/b274fb41-ed89-47af-b3af-6f7726ca2830/Grant_Walden.mp3 RELATED: Songwriters Joe Leather, Kyle [...]
Emmanuel Kemiji became only the 12th American to achieve the rank of Master Sommelier. He is also one of nine people to pass the exam on his first attempt. While in town for the 30A Wine Festival, Kemiji sat down with me in the podcast studio at SOWAL House in Rosemary Beach, FL, to discuss [...]
